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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000286b.htm person Cadell Francis AACR2 9 February 1822 1879 Place of Birth Cockenzie, Scotland Place of Death Dutch East Indies Explorer Navigator Francis Cadell in 1853 was one of the first to navigate the Murray River from its mouth to Swan Hill in a steamer. In 1867 he led a South Australian expedition to the Northern Territory to choose a site for the capital and an area for agricultural settlement.

Born Cockenzie, Scotland, 9 February 1822. Died Dutch East Indies, 1879. Arrived Adelaide 1852; made the first successful steam voyage up the Murray 1853; active in navigation of the Murray and its main tributaries 1853-63; formed the River Murray Navigation Co., which ran the "Melbourne" and the "Albury"; company dissolved 1857, but Cadell and a partner continued to run the "Melbourne" and the "Albury" until the "Melbourne" was lost at the Murray mouth 1859; business failed 1861 and "Albury" sold; superintended steam transport on the Waikato river in New Zealand 1864; snagging on the Darling for the New South Wales government 1866; led an expedition appointed by the South Australian government to the Northern Territory to choose a site for the capital and an area for agricultural settlement 1867; whaling, trading and pearling in various areas 1870-79. Commemorated by Cadell Strait in the Northern Territory and by a settlement on the River Murray.

1852 1852 Life event - Arrived in Adelaide, South Australia 1853 1863 Life event - Navigating the River Murray and its main tributaries 1859 1859 Career position - Member, Exploration Committee of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1859 1862 Career position - Member, Exploration Committee of the Royal Society of Victoria Australian Joint Copying Project, National Library of Australia; and State Library of New South Wales (1945 - 1993)

AJCP M464

 Victorian Exploring Expedition (1860 - 1861)

Member of the Exploration Committee of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria (later Royal Society of Victoria) 1859 - 1862

 Gulliver, Benjamin John (1851 - 1938)

Botanical collector with Cadell's expedition to the Northern Territory 1867 - 1868

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 Cadell, Francis (1822-1879)

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 'Cadell, Francis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cadell, Francis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Cadell, Francis (1822-1879), river navigator and entrepreneur Mudie, Ian Cadell, Francis (1822-1879), river navigator and entrepreneur Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 324-325 Book: The River Trade: Wool and Steamers Painter, Gwenda The River Trade: Wool and Steamers Wahroonga Turton and Armstrong with Pioneer Settlement Press 1979 Book: The incomparable Captain Cadell Nicholson, John The incomparable Captain Cadell East Melbourne Allen & Unwin 2004 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Francis Cadell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Francis Cadell - Records FM 4/1765 1846 - 1880 Microfilm of correspondence, press cuttings and other records 1846-80 relating to Cadell's navigation of the Murray River 1853-60 and explorations in the Northern Territory 1867 [1 reel, FM 4/1765]. 1 reel Microform Francis Cadell - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Francis Cadell - Records M 464 1846 - 1880 Microfilm of correspondence, press cuttings and other records 1846-80 relating to Cadell's navigation of the Murray 1853-60 and explorations in the Northern Territory 1867. 1 reel Microfilm